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Ernesto Sábato, undoubtedly a universal literature's genius

Don't forget to visit our webpage www.spanishizer.com / Your Spanish Specialist! Ernesto Sabato  (June 24, 1911 – April 30, 2011) was an  Argentine   novelist ,  essayist ,  painter  and  physicist . According to the BBC he "won some of the most prestigious prizes in Hispanic literature" and "became very influential in the literary world throughout Latin America". [2]  Upon his death  El País  dubbed him the "last classic writer in Argentine literature". [3] Sabato was distinguished by his bald  pâté  and brush moustache and wore tinted spectacles and open-necked shirts. [4]  He was born in Rojas, a small town in  Buenos Aires Province . Sabato began his studies at the  Colegio Nacional de La Plata . He then studied  physics at the  Universidad Nacional de La Plata , where he earned a PhD. He then attended the  Sorbonne  in Paris and worked at the  Curie Institute . Afte...

What is a Metaphor?

Don't forget to visit our webpage for more info and quotes  www.spanishizer.com  /  info@spanishizer.com A  metaphor  is a  figure of speech  that, for rhetorical effect, directly refers to one thing by mentioning another. [1]  It may provide clarity or identify hidden similarities between two ideas.  Antithesis ,  hyperbole ,  metonymy  and  simile  are all types of metaphor. [2]  One of the most commonly cited examples of a metaphor in English literature is the " All the world's a stage " monologue from  As You Like It : All the world's a stage, And all the men and women merely players; They have their exits and their entrances ... — William Shakespeare ,  As You Like It , 2/7 [3] This quotation expresses a metaphor because the world is not literally a stage. By asserting that the world is a stage, Shakespeare uses points of comparison between the world and a stage to convey a...

Concept and Etimology of Hermeneutics

Don't forget to visit our webpage for more info and quotes www.spanishizer.com / info@spanishizer.com  Hermeneutics  ( / ˌ h ɜːr m ə ˈ nj uː t ɪ k s / ) [1]  is the theory and  methodology  of interpretation, [2] [3]  especially the interpretation of  biblical texts ,  wisdom literature , and  philosophical texts . [4] [5] Modern hermeneutics  includes both verbal and non-verbal communication [6] [7]  as well as  semiotics ,  presuppositions , and pre-understandings. Hermeneutics has been broadly applied in the humanities, especially in law, history and theology. Hermeneutics was initially applied to the interpretation, or  exegesis , of  scripture , and has been later broadened to questions of general interpretation. [8]  The terms  hermeneutics  and  exegesis  are sometimes used interchangeably. Hermeneutics is a wider discipline which includes written, verbal, and non-ver...

What is Copywriting? Here's the answer...

Don't forget to visit my webpage for more info and quotes:  www.spanishizer.com  /  info@spanishizer.com   Copywriting  is the act of writing text for the purpose of advertising or other forms of  marketing . [1]  The product, called  copy , is written content that aims to increase  brand awareness  and ultimately persuade a person or group to take a particular action. Copywriters help create  billboards ,  brochures ,  catalogs ,  jingle   lyrics ,  magazine  and  newspaper  advertisements,  sales letters  and other  direct mail , scripts for  television  or radio-commercials,  taglines ,  white papers ,  social media  posts, and other  marketing communications . Source: Wikipedia.org

Language Localization

Don't forget to visit my webpage for more info and quotes:  www.spanishizer.com  /  info@spanishizer.com   Language   localisation  (or  localization , see  spelling-differences ) is the process of adapting a product that has been previously translated into multiple languages to a specific country or region (from  Latin   locus  (place) and the English term  locale , "a place where something happens or is set"). [1]  It is the second phase of a larger process of product translation and cultural adaptation (for specific countries, regions, or groups) to account for differences in distinct markets, a process known as  internationalisation and localisation . Language localisation differs from  translation activity  because it involves a comprehensive study of the target culture in order to correctly adapt the product to local needs. Localisation can be referred to by the  numeronym ...